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Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Adds new sections with procedures regarding the environmental and land use hearings office board's handling of confidential and exempt information and issuing protective orders; updates language to be gender neutral; adds new and amended sections related to consolidation of appeals to align with recent changes to RCW 90.58.180 ; removes the requirement that settlement agreements be submitted to the board upon requesting a dismissal d

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Clarifies "date of receipt" of the environmental and land use hearings office board orders or decisions to align with Fode v. Dep't of Ecology , 22 Wn. App. 2d 22, 509 P.3d 325 (2022); adds new sections with procedures regarding the board's handling of confidential and exempt information and issuing protective orders; updates language to be gender neutral; adds new and amended sections related to consolidation of appeals to align wit

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Amends the section on the processing of public records requests to clarify the process for giving notice to persons affected by disclosure; clarifies the public records officer's review for exemptions, adding review under the Climate Commitment Act (CCA); updates language to be gender neutral; amends the exemptions section to add the CCA auctions statute to the list of statutes incorporated by reference; adds clarifying language that

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The health care authority (agency) is amending these rules to allow for the payment of services under the apple health program by certified anesthesiologist assistants (CAA), as established in chapter 18.71D RCW, and adds other clarification about providers of anesthesia services. The rules: • Add qualified dentists or oral surgeons and CAAs to the list of qualified anesthesiologist providers eligible for reimbursement; • Replace the "department" wi

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The health care authority (HCA) is adding additional types of professionals and organizations who may provide health care services to eligible apple health clients. HCA is making the following amendments in connection with several separate rule-making actions: (1) Adding independent diagnostic testing facilities to subsection (2)(v) (WSR 25-05-044). (2) Adding anesthesiologist assistants to subsection (1)(d) (WSR 24-24-108). (3) Adding and expanding

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The adopted rule making will implement the requirements of SHB 1323, codified as chapter 49.105 RCW. SHB 1323 requires a training and certification program be created for individuals who spray-on apply fire-resistant materials to buildings classified as construction types I, II, III, IV, and V, as defined by the International Building Code, and install fire-stop systems in risk category III and IV, as defined by the International Fire Code. Fire pro

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is to make technical amendments in multiple sections within chapter 182-16 [182-32] WAC to support the school employees benefits board (SEBB) program: • Amend WAC 182-32-2040 to make a technical correction and clarify any subscriber aggrieved by a decision made by the SEBB wellness incentive program contracted vendor may appeal that decision to the SEBB program. • Amend WAC 182-32-2070 to include a statement that describ

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is to make technical amendments in multiple sections within chapter 182-16 WAC to support the public employees benefits board (PEBB) program: • Amend WAC 182-16-2040 to make a technical correction and clarify any subscriber aggrieved by a decision made by the PEBB wellness incentive program contracted vendor may appeal that decision to the PEBB program. • Amend WAC 182-16-2070 to include a statement that describes the ap

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Behavioral health agency (BHA) rules concerning reporting information about early release of individuals receiving substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The department of health (department) is adopting updates to WAC 246-341-1108. The purpose of the updates is to alleviate barriers that prevent individuals from completing SUD treatment by requiring BHAs to report to the department each instance an individual is released prior to c

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: This rule making will align WAC with the recent change of the name of the hearings and interviews unit to the administrative law office. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-101-060 Service on petitioner, 308-101-080 Requests for hearing, 308-101-155 Filing of exhibits and other documents with the department and calling expert witnesses, 308-101-250 Reconsideration of final order, and 308-101-260 Significant dec

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Chapter 365-200 WAC, The affordable housing program; the department of commerce is repealing chapter 365-200 WAC to achieve consistency with current statutory authority. Chapter 365-200 WAC was originally adopted under the authority of RCW 43.185.100 and was last updated in March 1992. RCW 43.185.100 was repealed and recodified in 2023; the recodification to chapter 43.185A RCW did not include rule-making authority. The requirements

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The department of revenue is updating WAC 458-20-258 to recognize 2019 legislation, ESSB 6004, and the later technical correction to this legislation in 2021, ESSB 5251. The 2019 legislation establishes two different tax rates for travel businesses depending on their prior year gross income. The 2021 technical correction clarifies that a taxpayer determines their tax rate for the current calendar year by examining their prior calenda

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority is amending this rule to update the list of programs for which a person cannot be concurrently eligible with the medicaid alternative care program. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-513-1605. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-09-049 on April 10, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute:

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The health care authority (agency) is amending its rules to provide continuous eligibility for children age zero to six covered through the children's health insurance program. The agency filed emergency rules for these changes under WSR 25-05-063. The agency is also amending WAC 182-505-0210(7) as part of the reentry services project. The agency filed the permanent rules for the reentry services project under WSR 25-11-005. Citation of Rules Affect

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The proposed changes are to bring out-of-date items in 24 of the 26 chapters in Title 463 WAC into alignment with current statutes, rules, and energy facility site evaluation council's (EFSEC) internal operations, including updates to EFSEC's address, corrections to statutory and regulatory references due to changes (e.g., E2SHB 1812 that created EFSEC as an independent agency), and style changes per the code reviser's office style g

Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2025. Effective date is delayed to align with psychological associate license effective date in E2SHB 2247 (chapter 371, Laws of 2024). Purpose: Psychologist and psychology associate fees. The department of health (department) is adopting revisions to WAC 246-924-990 Psychology fees and renewal cycle, to implement recent legislation by: (1) Updating application, renewal, and other fees for a psychologist license; (2) establishing a fee schedule for a licensed p

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The developmental disabilities community services (DDCS) division of the home and community living administration (HCLA) created this new chapter of rules primarily to recodify enhanced respite services rules in their own chapter (they were previously in chapter 388-825 WAC), and to establish a connection to the new certification rules under development at HCLA. Effective May 1, 2025, the developmental disabilities administration (DDA) moved under H

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The developmental disabilities community services (DDCS) division of the home and community living administration (HCLA) is adopting these amendments primarily to create a connection to the new certification rules under development by HCLA, which will be adopted as new chapter 388-825A WAC. Other changes have been made to clarify language, correct background check requirements, and establish financial responsibility for clients receiving overnight p

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The developmental disabilities community services (DDCS) division of the home and community living administration (HCLA) is adopting these amendments primarily to: Establish a connection with the new certification rules under development at HCLA, which will be codified as chapter 388-825A WAC; and standardize provider requirements to create consistency across provider types licensed - state-operated providers and contracted. As part of this rule mak

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The developmental disabilities community services division of the home and community living administration (HCLA) amended these companion home rules primarily to: Establish a connection to the new certification rules under development at HCLA, which will be adopted as a new chapter 388-825A WAC; and update the methodology for adjusting a companion home provider's daily rate when approved for more than the allowed amount of waiver-funded respite. Cit

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The purpose of this new chapter is to establish and streamline requirements for the certification process for providers certified by the home and community living administration (HCLA), including certification evaluations, corrective action plans, informal dispute resolution, and more. Provider types impacted by this rule include: Alternative living under chapter 388-829A WAC; companion homes under chapter 388-829C WAC; enhanced respite services und

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The developmental disabilities community services (DDCS) division of the home and community living administration (HCLA) amended these rules primarily to add agencies as a provider type for alternative living and to create a connection to the new certification rules under development at HCLA, which will be codified as new chapter 388-825A WAC. Other changes have been made to update procedures and provider requirements, repeal unnecessary sections, c

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The department of labor and industries (L&I) is adopting rules to implement SHB 1905, chapter 353, Laws of 2024. The bill expands existing protections against pay and promotion discrimination based on gender found in chapter 49.58 RCW, the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. SHB 1905 extends the protections to additional protected classes including but not limited to age, race, and sexual orientation. L&I is adopting chapter 296-123 WAC, Equal pay and

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: This adoption updates a conversion factor provided in WAC 296-20-135 and maximum daily fees provided in WAC 296-23-220 and 296-23-230 for certain professional health care services for injured workers. Rule changes are necessary to maintain current overall fees for health care services, which are published annually in the medical aid rules and fee schedules. These updates change the resource based relative value scale (RBRVS) conversion factor, the a

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The department of labor and industries initiated this rule making to align WAC 296-155-140 in chapter 296-155 WAC, Safety standards for construction work, with the requirements of EHB 2266 (chapter 258, Laws of 2024), codified under RCW 49.17.530 , which became effective June 6, 2024. RCW 49.17.530 requires employers in the construction industry to provide workers performing construction activities and who menstruate or express milk the following: A

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: The department of labor and industries (department) is amending rules to implement and to be consistent with HB 1197 (chapter 171, Laws of 2023) Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims. HB 1197 adds psychologists (in the case of claims solely for mental health conditions) and physician assistants to the list of

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: When toll rates were initially set on the State Route (SR) 99 tunnel in October 2018, the Washington state transportation commission (WSTC) established a plan for three percent toll rate increases to take effect every three years, subject to review and approval by WSTC. The purpose of these planned toll rate increases is to support financial sufficiency for the facility and operational costs. This rule will implement the planned three percent toll r

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: Residential treatment facilities (RTF) regulations, private psychiatric hospital regulations, and behavioral health agency (BHA) regulations as related to licensing fees of Indian health care providers as establishments. The department of health (department) is adopting new rules in chapters 246-337 and 246-322 WAC to establish fees necessary for the department to receive and process an attestation that a tribal RTF or tribal private

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To clarify language in chapter 495B-168 WAC for employees and visitors. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 495B-168-020, 495B-168-030, 495B-168-040, and 495B-168-050. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.50.140 (13). Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-07-073 on March 17, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0,

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To bring Bellingham Technical College's (college) Student conduct code, chapter 495B-121 WAC, into compliance with a new final rule governing sex discrimination grievance procedures recently adopted by the United States Department of Education and to update the code to ensure its prohibited conduct and procedures adequately protect the interests of the college community and the constitutional and procedural rights of individual stude

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To update language in chapter 495B-140 WAC to provide clarification to students, employees, and visitors. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 495B-140-115 and 495B-140-120; and amending WAC 495B-140-005, 495B-140-010, 495B-140-020, 495B-140-030, 495B-140-035, 495B-140-040, 495B-140-045, 495B-140-050, 495B-140-060, 495B-140-070, 495B-140-080, 495B-140-090, 495B-140-100, 495B-140-105, and 495B-140-110. Statutory Authority

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: To establish official pay dates for state officers and employees for calendar year 2025 [2026]. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 82-50-021. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.16.010 (1) and 42.16.017 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-04-107 on February 4, 2025. Date Adopted: May 14, 2025. Nathan Sherrard Legal Affairs Counsel Rules Coordinator AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 24-11-046, filed 5/9/24,

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The purposes of the adoption in WAC 388-112A-1240 What are the minimum qualifications for community instructors for adult education training using DSHS curriculum? and 388-112A-1250 What is the minimum qualifications for community instructors for adult education training using DSHS? are related to the minimum qualifications for an instructor for adult education, nurse delegation core, and specialized diabetes trainings when the instr

Effective Date of Rule: WAC 246-809-010, 246-809-049, 246-809-096, 246-809-110, 246-809-210, 246-809-220, 246-809-221, 246-809-230, 246-809-310, 246-809-330, and 246-809-990 are effective 31 days after filing; and WAC 246-809-130, 246-809-630, and 246-809-632 are effective October 1, 2025, consistent with statutory authority. Purpose: To reduce barriers to licensure and streamline the credentialing process for the mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, and social worker professi

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: • Update the adoption-by-reference date to allow implementation of the most recent version of the referenced state and federal rules; add 40 C.F.R. 60 Subparts Kc, La, VVb, XXa, IIIa, NNNa, RRRa, and OOOOb to the list. (Northwest Clean Air Agency (NWCAA) Section 104) • Update the daily maximum penalty to $26,000 from $19,000 to remain constant over time given inflationary factors. (NWCAA Section 133) • Correct typo in RCW citation wi

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: Under Washington's medicaid transformation project 2.0 in accordance with Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act, the health care authority is amending these sections to allow eligibility for reentry services before the beneficiary's expected date of release. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-503-0010, 182-503-0070, and 182-503-0505. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021 , 41.05.160 , and 71.24.715 . Adopted un

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2025. Purpose: This is a new chapter that provides limited coverage for certain services for incarcerated individuals up to 90 days before their expected release date. This rule making aligns with Washington's medicaid transformation project, in accordance with Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 182-563-050, 182-563-100, 182-563-200, 182-563-300, 182-563-400, 1

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: WAC 246-247-035 National standards adopted by reference for sources of radionuclide emissions; this rule updated the federal regulations publication date from 2024 to the most recently adopted 2025 version previously adopted by reference. This amendment makes no changes to any requirements previously adopted, but is required for the department of health to receive delegation of the Radionuclide Air Emissions Program from the United S

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The administrative services division is updating the address where parties can legally serve the board of appeals as of June 2, 2025, as well as other minor formatting changes. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 110-03 WAC, Administrative hearings; WAC 110-03-0585 Index of significant decisions. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.05.220 , 43.216.020 , and 43.216.065 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: By replacing gendered pronouns with specific names, this change removes ambiguity and clarifies the language without changing the effect of the rules. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 48-13-030, 48-13-040, 48-21-010, and 48-21-030. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.05.353 , 42.50.100 , 42.56.070 , 42.56.120 , 43.09.281 , 43.21C.120 , 43.09.281 , and 48.21.030 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-21-033

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: In alignment with 2SSB 5882, passed by the Washington state legislature in 2024, the office of superintendent of public instruction is adopting rule making to establish requirements for school districts to utilize allocated funding for the 2024-25 school year to support paraeducators, office support, and noninstructional aides. Additionally, consistent with legislative directive to collect data on the use of allocations, the rules wo

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority revised these two sections to update outdated terminology (fair hearings to administrative hearings) and removed the outdated options for requesting prior authorization. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-550-2561 and 182-550-2590. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 35.05.353 (1)(c), 41.05.021 , and 41.05.160 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-06-026 on February 25, 2025. Numbe

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority is amending WAC 182-513-1380 to clarify the scope of the housing maintenance allowance. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-513-1380. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-08-023 on March 25, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: N

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority revised these rules to provide more clarity on the business license requirement to become a medicaid enrolled provider. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-502-0010 and 182-502-0016. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-08-008 on March 20, 2025. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Ame

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has updated guidance in May 2023 to permit state licensing agencies to issue nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses to individuals present under deferred action for childhood arrival. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-100-020 Commercial driver's license — Eligibility. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.25.140 Rules. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The health care authority (agency) revised this rule section to update language allowing the agency to adjust fees using market research as necessary to align with other reimbursement WAC and the medicaid state plan. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-531-0850. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160 . Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-07-009 on March 6, 2025. Changes Other than Editin

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The adoption of the proposed rule changes will enhance fishery monitoring in marine life entanglements and clarify existing rules. Overall, these rule amendments will accomplish conservation objectives, advance achieving orderly fisheries, and improve enforceability of current rules. Comprehensive line marking in the coastal Dungeness crab fishery (WAC 220-340-430): Proposed changes will require that line marking must be sufficient t